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reviewer1225755 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Account Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
The best solution for infrastructure on cloud, hybrid, or on-premise
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are easy cloud administration and management."
  • "An area for improvement would be the cyber security features."

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are easy cloud administration and management. Acropolis also has a very good response time with our database applications.

What needs improvement?

An area for improvement would be the cyber security features. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for seven years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Acropolis' stability is good.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support responds to issues in a short time.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is easy, and deployment takes around a week.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We renew our license on a yearly basis and have no costs in addition to the standard fee.

What other advice do I have?

Nutanix is the best solution for infrastructure on cloud, hybrid, or on-premise. I would rate this solution as ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Presales Engineer at VSS Myanmar
Real User
High availability, helpful support, and no hardware limitations
Pros and Cons
  • "You need to send commands through the command-line interface(CLI). This could be improved. The commands are done better in VMware."
  • "Nutanix has a complex infrastructure, we have customers that consider VMware instead. Additionally, the performance could be better."

How has it helped my organization?

Nutanix Acropolis AOS is easy to use and there are no hardware limitations.

What is most valuable?

You need to send commands through the command-line interface(CLI). This could be improved. The commands are done better in VMware.

What needs improvement?

Nutanix has a complex infrastructure, we have customers that consider VMware instead. Additionally, the performance could be better.

In an upcoming release, it would be a benefit to have live updates.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Nutanix Acropolis AOS for approximately three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of Nutanix Acropolis AOS is good. It has high availability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution can scale well.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support was great they were very helpful.

I would rate the technical support a five out of five.

How was the initial setup?

The installation is simple.

I would rate the initial setup a four out of five.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Nutanix Acropolis AOS price includes no additional costs for features.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Nutanix Acropolis AOS an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer1036056 - PeerSpot reviewer
system administrator at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Real User
Knowledgeable support, simple deployment, and one click cluster operations
Pros and Cons
  • "Nutanix Acropolis AOS is easy to use, it is a great platform."
  • "In the future, I would like to see multi-tenancy in Nutanix Acropolis AOS."

What is most valuable?

Nutanix Acropolis AOS is easy to use, it is a great platform.

What needs improvement?

In the future, I would like to see multi-tenancy in Nutanix Acropolis AOS.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Nutanix Acropolis AOS for approximately six years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is very easy. You plug in another node and that's it.

How are customer service and support?

The support provided for Nutanix Acropolis AOS is very good. They know the products well, if you have any error on a cluster or any problem with workloads on Nutanix, the engineer's support is great.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was very simple. You only need to deploy the clusters and Nutanix configures all the clusters. In one day we were in production. When comparing the process to the VMware solution, it is less complex.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution could be a little less expensive.

If you want to run Nutanix on Windows, you have to pay for a license and if you want to have an Oracle Database, you have to pay a license for Oracle.

What other advice do I have?

With the simplicity of the deployment and the one-click operations over the cluster, Nutanix Acropolis AOS is a good solution. You have to have cloud experience.

I rate Nutanix Acropolis AOS a ten out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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reviewer1124601 - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Tech Director at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Excellent support, good disaster recovery capabilities and allows for business continuity
Pros and Cons
  • "The scalability is great."
  • "While their overall Nutanix Bible is good, they are lacking good descriptions for particular scenarios that might be helpful to many users."

What is our primary use case?

We are the service partners. Generally, we are taking care of the Nutanix systems for the customer.

One customer, for example, uses it widely in a hospital environment. 

What is most valuable?

The support is quite good.

We have found the solution to be stable. It offers good performance. 

The scalability is great.

The product offers a general easy configuration of disaster recovery. That's the major thing. Disaster recovery and business continuity are very good.

What needs improvement?

Frankly speaking, there are some issues. For example in the newer version could be better. If there could be good documentation in some instances. While their overall Nutanix Bible is good, they are lacking good descriptions for particular scenarios that might be helpful to many users. 

In the next release, I would like to have a multi-tenant environment. That way, you could set up a special VM for a special group of people and the other group will not be able to see certain things. It would make the solution better. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for about three years at this point. We've used it for a while. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The hypervisor is very stable. Overall, the performance is good. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable and it doesn't have bugs or glitches.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product is absolutely scalable. A company can expand it if it needs to. It's not a problem.

We have three people currently using the solution.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support on offer is the best part of the product. They are excellent. We are extremely satisfied with their level of service. 

How was the initial setup?

I've found the product to be absolutely easy to install.

However, for this particular system, it's hard. It takes longer to do the hardware. Physically it may take about three hours.

You do not need a lot of people for the deployment or maintenance. It's a one-man show. The person also does not need to be overly technical or specialized in Nutanix to be able to handle the implementation or maintenance. 

What was our ROI?

ROI is hard to calculate, as we are in Eastern Europe, where the pricing may be different or higher than in other places, however, we do expect an ROI with this product within three years or so.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I'm a technical person. I don't directly deal with licensing costs or arrangements, and therefore cannot speak to pricing. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did look at other solutions before ultimately deciding on Nutanix. We choose Nutanix due to the fact that it's easier to operate and maintain.

What other advice do I have?

We are a partner of Nutanix.

I'd recommend the solution to others as its stability is so reliable. Companies should strive towards finding a good management system. It's far worse without this.

I would rate the solution at a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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reviewer917832 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Director at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Real User
Multiple hypervisor compatibility, simple upgrades, and reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "One of the main features of the solution is that it works on many hypervisors. It is a big advantage. Additionally, the solution is compatible with VMware and Hyper-V, and the management interface, which is called Prism, is very intuitive and user-friendly."
  • "One disadvantage of Nutanix Acropolis AOS is it doesn't support external storage. Connecting external SAN storage to Nutanix, it's not supported."

What is most valuable?

One of the main features of the solution is that it works on many hypervisors. It is a big advantage. Additionally, the solution is compatible with VMware and Hyper-V, and the management interface, which is called Prism, is very intuitive and user-friendly.

The solution upgrades very easily with the one-click upgrade feature. There are no hassles, it can upgrade the firmware and all the software. The management is very easy.

What needs improvement?

One disadvantage of Nutanix Acropolis AOS is it doesn't support external storage. Connecting external SAN storage to Nutanix, it's not supported.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Nutanix Acropolis AOS for approximately three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Nutanix Acropolis AOS is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability has been good, it is easy to scale.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support has been good.

How was the initial setup?

The solution is easy to install.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of the solution could improve. Nutanix has recently changed its pricing model from perpetual to subscription. They have identified there are challenges with the pricing model.

The technical support we have as part of the package we purchased.

What other advice do I have?

If that a customer wants hypervisors flexibility, simplicity, scalability, and a price advantage over VMware, Nutanix is a good choice that they should consider.

I rate Nutanix Acropolis AOS an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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System Engineer at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Top 5
Fault tolerance enhances user experience with great support
Pros and Cons
  • "Regarding Nutanix AOS, fault tolerance is great."
  • "Nutanix marketing strategy needs improvement, particularly in Myanmar."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case for Nutanix Acropolis AOS is as a platform with storage options for customers who are in need of such solutions.

What is most valuable?

Regarding Nutanix AOS, fault tolerance is great. Nutanix makes managing repositories easier once customers are trained.

What needs improvement?

Nutanix marketing strategy needs improvement, particularly in Myanmar. There needs to be more events and initiatives to familiarize customers with Nutanix.

For how long have I used the solution?

I am familiar with Nutanix Acropolis AOS, having used it with some enterprise setups, but it's not clear for how long.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support by Nutanix is rated highly. It's mentioned that support is fast when customers encounter trouble.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

What other advice do I have?

Further emphasis on Nutanix marketing is recommended, including holding events in Myanmar.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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reviewer952848 - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Cost-effective solution for those wanting a complete infrastructure
Pros and Cons
  • "We have had good feedback from our customers about this solution."
  • "Areas for improvement would be the memory setting and the CPU setting reserve features, which are not available on Acropolis. I also feel that the DR solution, the reporting, and the component that is combined with the Nutanix OSP need to be improved."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use case for this solution

How has it helped my organization?

We have had good feedback from our customers about this solution.

What needs improvement?

Areas for improvement would be the memory setting and the CPU setting reserve features, which are not available on Acropolis. I also feel that the DR solution, the reporting, and the component that is combined with the Nutanix OSP need to be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with this product for a year and a half.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I find this solution to be stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of this solution is fine.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I previously used VMware, but we switched to Acropolis as it is more cost-effective.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was simple.

What other advice do I have?

Acropolis is a good choice for those who want to go with a complete infrastructure. I would give this solution a score of eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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